epode
noun
ep·ode ˈe-ˌpōd 
1
: a lyric poem in which a long verse is followed by a shorter one
2
: the third part of a triadic Greek ode following the strophe and the antistrophe
Word History
Etymology
Latin epodos, from Greek epōidos, from epōidos sung or said after, from epi- + aidein to sing — more at ode
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1
epode
noun
as in ode
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- ode
- epigram
- dithyramb
- sonnet
- psalm
- elegy
- poem
- epos
- triolet
- eclogue
- rondeau
- georgic
- limerick
- pastorale
- epic
- idyll
- madrigal
- lyric
- villanelle
- pastoral
- rondel
- epopee
- idyl
- clerihew
- lament
- rhyme
- jingle
- rune
- anacreontic
- rime
- rondelle
- song
- ballad
- English sonnet
- rondelet
- versification
- tanka
- haiku
- poesy
- lay
- poetry
- blank verse
- senryu
- minstrelsy
- free verse
- vers libre